Accra, Aug. 29, GNA -The Reverend Stanley Mensah, Deputy General Overseer of the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM), has called on government to build institutions that can support disabled people. Mrs Hannah Awadzi, Initiator of the Special Mothers Project, an advocacy and awareness creation programme on cerebral palsy used the opportunity to talk to the pastor about cerebral palsy. She said: “Cerebral Palsy is the single and most popular cause of disability in children,” and urged the church to extend support to families with cerebral palsy children, especially those in the rural areas. Mrs Awadzi also called for data and accurate statistics on cerebral palsy in Ghana to enable government know the extent to which it affects families and also affects policy formulation. Ghana indeed needs institutions that supports disabled people especially children to enhance their lives, she added.

Source: All Ghana News August 30, 2016 10:07 UTC